Philip Cumberland

Now retired I have been living and working in the Cambridgeshire Fens for most of my life. Blacksmithing and wrought ironwork started as a hobby and became my profession, I have been involved in engineering in various forms all my working life.

Since retiring I have joined my local University of the Third Age branch (U3A). One of the groups I belong to is Whittlesey Wordsmiths, a creative writing group. Together as a group, we have published four anthologies of our work, Where the Wild Winds Blow, A Following Wind, Jingle Bells and Tinsel Tales and Windy Christmas (That'll be the Sprouts), I have contributed to all of them.

Other Whittlesey Wordsmiths have published their own books, Cathy Cade, Valerie Fish, Stephen Oliver, Tessa Thomson and Wendy Fletcher are all brilliant Writers.

With the group's help and encouragement, I have completed my first novel Killing Time in Cambridge.